Judges 11:34

“And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.”

"And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter." - Judges 11:34
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What does Judges 11:34 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 11:34 (KJV) reads, "And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter." This verse is a poignant moment in the…

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The Heart of Sacrifice: A Reflection on Jephthah's Daughter

The story of Jephthah in Judges 11:34 is one that evokes profound emotion and reflection. The King James Version recounts, "And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child…

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A Prayer of Reflection on Sacrifice and Rejoicing: Learning from Jephthah's Story

O Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of the profound and poignant moment captured in Judges 11:34: "And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child…

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Judges 11:34 - "¶ And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter."
Judges 1:34 - "And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:"
Judges 6:34 - "But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him."
Judges 9:34 - "¶ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies."
Judges 8:34 - "And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side:"
Judges 20:34 - "And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them."
Nehemiah 11:34 - "Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,"
Judges 12:11 - "¶ And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years."
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
Job 31:11 - "For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges."
Ezekiel 34:22 - "Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle."
"Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat," - Nehemiah 11:34
1 Chronicles 11:34 - "The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite,"
Psalms 148:11 - "Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:"
Judges 2:11 - "¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:"
Judges 11:14 - "And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:"
Numbers 11:34 - "And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted."
Judges 3:11 - "And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died."
Judges 14:11 - "And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him."
Images that depicts the verse Matthew 27:11-34
Romans 11:34 - "For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?"
Judges 11:11 - "Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh."
"And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley:" - Judges 1:34
Judges 11:4 - "¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel."
Judges 11:27 - "Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon."
Psalms 34:11 - "Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD."
Ezekiel 34:20 - "¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle."
Ezekiel 34:17 - "And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats."
Judges 17:11 - "And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons."